Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-09-15
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY,
Quarrel That Might Have Separated
lOnoie and Bessie Forever

AOuute SuO be9oeo EOfever.
These lovers quarrels are sad. sad
affairs. resulting. as they so often do.
In the separation of young hearts and
making withered leaves out of ali the
fond hopes and golden dreams and
high aspirations of young lives A
distressing case was made public re-
Gently in Newark. The narrowing de-
tails being given in the words of
the estranged ones. who sat in the
Newark Opera-House eating carmels
and saying cruel things to each other
during the play. She began it
you did. too" she said. with a
great sob. 1t wouldn't have been any
kind of lovers quarrel without nu-
merous '.great sobs" brought into it.
'.Now. Bessie" moaned the agon-
lied ninety pounds of lover and high
collar.
You needn't deny it." said Bessie.
coldly.
..Bessie, l ncrcr in all ~
"You did. Name Blank told ME
that she saU YOU"
Saw me what?'
Saw you flirting with that horribly
horrid Hattie Marsh
''Hattie Marsh? Bah. Now, Bessie,
You know perfectly well that ! don't
care a snap of my finger for Hattie
Marsh"
mo; it looks as if you didn't-firt-
ing with her every time she crosses
your path"
''Now, Bessie, you know just rs well
as"
ooh, yes, 1 know all about it, Mr..
LOnnie Marshall"
"Now, Bessie. don't talk that way"
Il rui, too"
Bessie -
II don't care. Lon; it isn't right. and
I'm not going to play second fiddle to
aay5oiy"
Nobody wants you to. dearic."
No! 1t looks as if they didn't. l
must say"
''Weli, now. Bessie. what if got mad
and said cruel things because you
hirted little with Bonnie Dean or"
ben Dean! l wouldn't wipe my
feet on Ben DEAN
'You used to like him."
Lion Marshall, I'll never speak to
you again as long as l live and breathe
if you ever mention that horrid affair
again. hate Ben Dean"
Il know it, darling. and detest
Hattie Marsh.
Eyes you do"
"Indced do.''
eyes over your left shoulder"
Now, Bessie
'.lf you want your ring back again.
Lon Marshall, all you've got to do is
to sag So"
80, Bessie!''
II mean just exactly what say, sir,
every word of it"
Bessie, Bessier'
Il can manage to live without you,
Lon MARSHALL! And if you think Pm
one of the Rough on Rats kind OF
girls you're badly left
mo. Bessie. you know l never"
''If you were Il gentleman, sir"
''Bessie, this is too much"
"If you don't like it you can lump
it, sir! I'll let you know that you
can't twist me around your finger. Do
you want your ring?"
"You know l don't, Bessie"
am Ill ,-o, could horo -
quick if you did,
At last the worm turns and says,
acridly: '.Very well, Miss Whitford,
just as you please about it,
"Why, Lon"
II have done all that gentleman
could do to-"
"Now. Lon, was only Joking"
lit is no joking matter where ones
affections are concerned. I've tried to
be gentleman of my word with you,
but
''Oh, Lon. Ensh!'
"No, Bessie, We had better UNDER
stand each other right here. If we
quarrel so now, what would it be
when"
"Oh, IOnnie. was only"
"You were wOUndinS me cruelty,
Bessie, and l."
"Oh, LOnnier'
IF you really desire every thing to
come to an end between us. hope
am too much of a gentleman To-
The curtain dropped at this junct-
ure, while those who saw this fright
full scene were waiting with ba:ed
breath for the final word that would
separate Lonnie and Bessie forever
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